20 there came forward a spirit, and he stood before the Lord and said, 'I will deceive him.' And the Lord said to him, 'In what way will you deceive him?'
21 And he responded, 'I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the Lord said: 'You will deceive and prevail. Go forth and do so.'
22 Therefore now, behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil about you.'
23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached, and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said: 'In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me, so that he would speak to you?'
24 And Micaiah said: 'You yourself shall see it, in that day, when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.'
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